During the 2015 General Assembly Session, Governor McAuliffe proposed legislation to expand opportunities for students taking grades three through eight SOL tests. House Bill 1490, introduced by Delegate Habeeb, and Senate Bill 874, introduced by Senator Cosgrove, were approved by the 2015 General Assembly and signed by Governor McAuliffe. They go into effect July 1, 2015, and state the following: “That the Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to provide the same criteria for eligibility for an expedited retake of any Standards of Learning test, with the exception of the writing Standards of Learning tests, to each student regardless of grade level or course.”